Inspiring RE: Right And Wrong

As you read this book you will already have made
lots of (hopefully small) decisions about what is
right and wrong. Which bin should you place your
recycling in? Should use your colleague’s mug
in the staffroom as yours is still dirty? Everyone,
whatever religion or worldview they hold – even
if they choose not to identify themselves in this
way – has to regularly decide what the right
course of action is. For those who follow a religion
or worldview there is guidance to help them make
their decisions. Whilst these differ (see p. 33 for an
overview), most people would say they follow the
‘golden rule’ (see p. 3 for some examples).

For our youngest children we focus on three
values: being grateful, compassion and caring
for the world, exploring them through a series of
teacher-led and continuous-provision activities.
A secular story, a story from Islam and a story
from Christianity explore whether people can be
redeemed after bad behaviour; the good news is
that all religions and worldviews think the answer
is yes! There is a ‘journey of life’ board game
for 7–9s that explores the beliefs of Hindu and
Muslim people about right and wrong. Our unit
for 7–11s uses body sculpture, thinking about
dilemmas and interpreting scriptural texts from
Christianity and Judaism to explore how religious
people might go about solving different dilemmas.
Our oldest pupils explore ideas around prejudice,
discrimination, and direct and indirect violence,
thinking deeply about situations – including some
areas of controversy – regarding religion and belief
in today’s world. Finally, there is a handy page
looking at different sources of ethical guidance.

Please let us know which of these activities you
use in your school; we love to see examples of
pupil work.

Please note that members can now download a
digital copy of each unit, allowing you to save
it in year group or module files on your school’s
internal electronic storage system